Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Summary about the area and the role :

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (WTS) is a worldwide leader in water recovery, treatment and reuse. We design and supply a range of water systems, from food and beverage applications, to municipal water, to microelectronics ultrapure water and heavy industrial wastewater treatment.

At WTS, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder

and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging and meaningful careers, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.

Please, specify more of an overview of the role. North America

Key Characteristics

Ability to be self-directed and motivated is critical to success in this role

Experience with delivering and managing technical projects in the Oil and Gas or other similar high specification industries

Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, issues / projects, and priorities at once while driving swift resolution of issues

Duties & Responsibilities

Manage the quality of externally supplied materials in support of customer projects and products. This includes the disposition of supplier non-conformances and issuance / management of Supplier Corrective Action Reports (SCAR)

Collaborate with internal engineering and external suppliers to determine feasibility of designs for manufacturability at external vendors

Perform root cause analysis, involving engineering and other key departments, for supplier non-conformance issues

Audit current suppliers to evaluate risk by monitoring changes in management, key personnel, and process changes

Support the development of new and existing suppliers by improving their quality management systems to improve overall part and documentation quality

Hard Skills

Proven experience in reading and deciphering engineering drawings and other related industrial specifications

Practical experience with special processes (welding, casting, molding, etc.) Ability to work with suppliers to manage relationships, supplier performance, and product conformance

Ability to drive technical discussions with internal and external teams and suppliers in each of the manufacturing / installation sites as defined per project

Soft Skills

Expert : Demonstrate subject matter expertise in the field.

Strategic : Gets the big game. Understands long term. Respects short term but doesn’t get hung up in the noise.

Inspirational : Ability to inspire / motivate others.

Curious : Ability to pose high impact questions, seeing opportunities in areas where others see problems.

Courageous : Champions ideas and helps transform them into actions.

Humble : Respectful towards peers, team members, leadership, and stakeholders.

Holistic : Think customer and Company first.

Accountable : Demonstrates responsibility ownership and commitment. Taking responsibility for making tough calls when necessary.

Ambitious : Identifies underlying truths and comes up with ideas that change the way we conceptualize issues, depicts vision of future that rallies teams to compete in new ways.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Required :

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering or other technical engineering degree and 10 years of supplier quality or inspection related work experience Work experience with steel fabrication, pressure vessels, plastic injection molding, oil and gas or

water treatment systems, and / or electromechanical assembly processes Work experience with

QRQC, Lean Six Sigma, DOE, Deming Cycle, FMEA, 8D, APQP, Control Plan, PPAP, MSA, etc. Remittance)

Technical inspection experience or certification in welding, NDT, and other disciplines

Working knowledge of NSF, AWS B31.1 and B31.3 welding codes and equivalents

Business and Technical English Language Knowledge

Professional Engineering license in Ontario or other Canadian Province

Qualified ISO9001 auditor or equivalent

Additional Information

Up to 20% domestic and international travel as required

Visits to supplier and customer sites that may be located outdoors or in other exposed environments

Office / Remote opportunities available

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.